Coding education: teaching kids code in classrooms

Coding Education: Teaching Kids Code in Classrooms

It wasn’t long ago that having electronic devices in the classroom would land students in detention or they would temporarily lose their device. Now, classrooms are slowly becoming equipped with tablets, computers, and other devices being used as helpful tools. While it is a step up from deeming them as contraband, it is important to…

Oldham’s budding coders get wired up for festival of code

Oldham’s Budding Coders get Wired up for Festival of Code

We’re forever being told about how hopeless the economy is right now, and how there’s less chances for employment and moving up the career ladders for young people than there are cars made of myrrh and unicorn ears. But for budding young computer programmers and coders, there is a national event that helps give a…

Zuckerberg and gates chime in on code. Org viral video

Zuckerberg and Gates Chime in on Code.org Viral Video

The new Code.org video (see below) uses many well-known faces to help familiarize the public with the cyber coding profession. The positions that are available in the field are plentiful, not to mention lucrative; but the way they are being portrayed is a bit flashy. I take that back, very flashy. The viral video includes…